Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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400 WUUS54 KMRX 090237 SVRMRX NCC039-TNC009-011-107-123-139-090330- /O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0045.240509T0237Z-240509T0330Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Morristown TN 1037 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... East central Bradley County in east Tennessee... Northern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... South central Blount County in east Tennessee... Monroe County in east Tennessee... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 1037 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Etowah, or 7 miles south of Athens, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Athens, Madisonville, Benton, Etowah, Englewood, Tellico Plains, Niota, Coker Creek, Violet, and Tariffville. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 53 and 54. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for southwestern North Carolina...and east Tennessee. && LAT...LON 3515 8473 3553 8460 3550 8390 3547 8392 3546 8396 3541 8402 3537 8401 3535 8404 3533 8403 3531 8404 3527 8401 3524 8401 3522 8397 3525 8385 3511 8388 TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 260DEG 41KT 3534 8457 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ McD